Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002849/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Nikolaos Anadiotis (NI)
Recently, a European delegation – which included Greek ministers – was kicked out of Benghazi, Libya[1]. This is unacceptable, contrary to the principles and values of the EU, an affront to the European institutions and a barrier to the implementation of the common immigration policy.
At the same time, Libya has sharply increased migratory flows to Greece – in particular to Crete[2] – making migration a leveraging tool to the detriment of the interests of an EU Member State. Türkiye has had a strong influence on the Libyan authorities and on these developments, in particular with the illegal and legally non-existent Turkish-Libyan memorandum of understanding[3], which directly undermines Greece’s sovereign rights and disrupts stability in the south-eastern Mediterranean.
In view of the above, can the Commission answer the following:
- 1.What is its view of Libya’s attitude, which is an affront to the institutions and principles of the EU?
- 2.How does it interpret the growing Turkish influence on the Libyan authorities and the implications thereof for European cohesion and security?
- 3.What specific measures will it take to ensure that its Member States – and in particular Greece – are protected against such hostile actions?
Submitted: 12.7.2025
- [1] https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-eastern-based-government-bars-entry-eu-migration-commissioner-three-2025-07-08
- [2] https://apnews.com/article/migration-libya-greece-crete-european-union-2af60f5c888520fe807e264b1c053659
- [3] https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/greece-pleased-after-eu-parliaments-call-to-annul-turkey-libya-mou